acting up

Example Sentences

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I started acting up simply to keep myself occupied.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024

I told her the camera is going to be constantly running, so when she’s acting up — and I wanted to open the film with that — she knew that was being recorded.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024

That shank was a shocker, and perhaps more concerning was Woods saying his back was acting up int the final hour, leading to the shank.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

After lunch, Streisand was ready to relax and needed to stretch her back, which lately has been acting up.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2023

It looked like maybe his diabetes was acting up; I hoped it wasn’t another stroke.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe